WILMINGTON — The Bruins on Friday assigned forward Alexander Khokhlachev back to Providence of the American Hockey League after making him fly to Montreal to be a press-box spectator Thursday as an emergency call-up.

WILMINGTON — One of the few Bruins players who doesn’t get any of the blame for the back-to-back losses in Montreal and Toronto took a skate this morning under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach John Whitesides on Friday at Ristuccia Arena.

In his first six NHL games, Bruins defenseman Joe Morrow hasn’t registered a point and he’s played to an even plus/minus rating.

But the rookie has averaged 17:37 of ice time and formed a formidable second defense pair with veteran Adam McQuaid at a time when the Bruins desperately needed stability after Zdeno Chara, Kevan Miller and Torey Krug went down with injuries.

There are more benefits to the Bruins splitting the goaltending assignments this week on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, than there are reasons to play Tuukka Rask in both ends.

WILMINGTON – A $5,000 fine, a lecture from his coach and probably some management members, and national humiliation on a numerous media platforms were probably enough punishment for Bruins forward Milan Lucic after his lewd gestures in Montreal on Oct. 16.

WILMINGTON — According to Bruins coach Claude Julien center David Krejci will not make the upcoming road trip and will miss games against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

A 100 percent healthy but inexperienced Joe Morrow had already proved he was a better option for the Bruins’ lineup than Matt Bartkowski over the past four games before the New Jersey Devils arrived at TD Garden for a game Monday.